The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-26
Generalities.

exported to BuenOs Ayrcs.
Attachments have been placed on the
Abingdon, Mass, gold mine.
Connecticut Odd Fellows number IU,-
lO7, gain of 722 over last year
Toronto merchants are again urging a
reciprocity treaty with the United States.
The Russian Government is about to
revise all the foreign commercial treaties.
\ rather violent shock of earthquake
was felt at Monte Carlo. Thursday morn
ing.
The English department at Harvard
College Will be greatly strengthened next
year.
Booth. the marshal of he Salvation
Army. is about to become an American
citizen.
Three train w!cckcrs in Mexico were
taken to the scene of their crime and shot
to death.
The Mayor of Brockton, Mass, has or
dered that the Sunday laws hc strictly
enforced.
Two Illinois State Senators fought with
their fists in their legislative l:;ll at
Springfield.
The owner of the rlcnhorsr Bn;uiyo
has been offered $l0D,UO1 for The animal
blt refused it.
The losses by the forest fires in Michi
gan, which are Still burning, are cnmpu-
ted at S3,0O0,0oo.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has de-
ieated the bill prohibiting the sale OF Ii
quor on Memorial Day
The Philadelphia Y. Nj. G. A., has paid
half OF the 500, 600 mortgage ON its
building lly subscriptions.
Large sums Of money have been collect
ed in Germany for the purpose of spread
ing Professionalism in Italy.
The ice blockade off The Cape Breton
coast has already cut short the chief ship
ing season by three weeks.
Great excitement exists in Reading,
Pa, over the collapse of the Equitable
Marriage Insurance Association.
The President has appointed Mai. J.
l.. Rlthbonc OF California. to he consul
general of The United States at Paris.
Anderson Critchett, a London surgeon
lately refused q fee of So 600 to 90 to
India 10 treat one Of the native Princes.
Mr.. Nl'ricn, the Irish patriot, was ston
ed IN the streets Of Toronto, and two of
his flinds were injured by the missiles.
Mr.. Abel, of the Baltimore Sun. is set
down us the richest newspaper man in
the world. lie is credited with $2u. 900
UNO
y man has been sentenced to ten DAYS
imprisonment fer kissing The fat Girl al a
circus. This adds i new peril to circus
going.
William Smith, who had been a Con
gresham. Governor of Virginia and Mai
or General in tiir Rebel army, * dead,
eyed -
II is proposed by the Treasury Depart
meat 50 Try the experiment OF tie i'aci-
ilc coast OF substituting paper currency
for gold
That pronnnciamento AGAINST parnrll
and Gladstone, purl,nrting IL come from
the Irish College at Rome, proves to havt
been Il forgery.
At the iiity-!ouit!l meeting Of the New
York congregational churches eulooics
nt fHa t.Ifn Pave
wert delivered.
The London Standard says: 1t trans.
plres that Russia claims wider cAuans,
Of territory in Alshanistan than The part
already disputed.
Benjamin +. Batter stil! carries his arm
i'll a sling, but his general health is rord
He is obliged to walk with his left arm
resting ca his valet
Col. K. &. Ingerspil's eldest daughter
Is SAID to have a remarkable fine sopran,
voice. She j. likewise beautiful. and i,
compared to a Greek goddess
1t is believed that but few Of The New
York yachts will enter the proposed jubi-
lee races ut Halifax, as they will be bus,
with races this summer al home.
The statement is published. that IT,,
-\tchlson, Topeka and Santa Pc railroad
Will soon build a line along tie coast
from Los Angeles to san Francisco.
EX-Secretary Manning and his asset
ates have planned to make New York III,
cllei seat OF silver bullion trade. trans.
lerllng The silver market from London te
New York
Officers and men of u regiment Of Can
adam volunteers are indignant at the re-.
tusal OF the Dominion government TO al.
low them to celebrate the Queens biltll
day in Vermont.
III joint session OF the Florida lcsisla-
tue May !? the vote for United States
Senator resulted as follows: Samuc
Pasco ~ Goodrich. Republican, IL. Mr.
Pasco was declared elected United States
Senator.
1t Is believed that the English holders
OF the Virginia State bonds will cnGcavol
to induce the Federal Government 10 ia,
the principal and interest, on the ground
that the Federal Government DESTROYED
the autonomy of the State.
The Queen Regent of Spain, who is a
skllfth ncedlewoman. has inst finished
cmbroldcring a magnificent fac for n new
lronclad named after her. the Reina Re
genie, the standard being over eleven
yards long and six and a half wide.
The Shanghai tea trade is reported tc
be unprecedentcdly bad The IIaneov
Tea Guild, which largely controls The
market, has ordered the SUSPENSION OF
business for a week in consequence of the
low prices offered by foreign buyers.
Treasurer Hyatt was at the Treasury
in Washington few hours Friday and
left Tor home in the afternoon He suh
mltted his bond and it was approved bv
the secretary and solicitor of the Treas
ury. The surcties Justify in the sum OF
$3.50, 900.
A. 7. Soulc Of Rochester, y. y. who
built at his own expense canal nine
miles long for irrigaling purposes in Kan
sas at an expense Of 81 ,UDO,mO, has an
nounced his intention ct extending it 81
that ,OWD,O 900 acres of land will ALWAYS
yield a full crop.
Two Brockton, Mass, men claim ia
have invented q machine with which two
men and boy can last 300 pairs of shoes
a day, and do it more chcaply than by
the present process. The machine will
not strike, and if the two men and a bow
can be depended upon. the last Of tho